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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Clark!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clark thows a huge punch but Nguyen dodges it nicely.
Nguyen is looking to improve his position.
Clark trying to control the pace.
Nguyen moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Nguyen is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nguyen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, if Clark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nguyen wants to control but Clark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nguyen trying to hold on to Clark's head to control him but Clark postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nguyen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to control the position but Clark postures up.
Clark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nguyen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nguyen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nguyen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nguyen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark looking to score a takedown here. Nguyen is defending well but Clark drives through and ends up in Nguyen's guard.
Nguyen controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Clark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clark drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep.
Clark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nguyen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nguyen tries to buck Clark off but Clark is having none of it.
Clark is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark controlling the position from side mount.
Clark scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark slows the pace down.
Clark works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nguyen struggling a bit here.
Clark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clark lands a few punches from side control.
Clark scores with punches from side control.
Clark working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark in side control lands a decent elbow.
Clark just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Nguyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clark scores with punches from side control.
Nguyen seems a little lost for a moment, as Clark dominates the positioning.
Clark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anthony Clark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nguyen is trying to control Clark's posture but Clark avoids it.
Nguyen is being controlled here.
Nguyen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clark connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark controls the position.
Clark is continuing to stall.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep.
Clark landing a few strikes.
Clark staying calm.
Clark lands a few punches from side control.
Nguyen is rocked!
Clark taking a breather here.
Oh Nguyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nguyen really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Nguyen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Clark is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nguyen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Clark scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark scoring with punches and elbows.
Clark is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nguyen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark cracks Nguyen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Clark immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nguyen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Clark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Clark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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